beartooth91
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I thought I'd take the plunge into home brewing since I can't get a good Wee Heavy up here in Montana.
So, I did the Belhaven Wee Heavy clone out of Beer Captured. I used 1 lb more DME than what the recipe called for. The brew was in the primary for 13 days, then racked to the carboy for 3 weeks. I bottled it not quite 4 weeks ago. All of this was at the 68-72F room temperature in my basement.
The taste is excellent - much better than I'd anticipated, but, the carbonation is very low, almost non-existent. When the cap is popped, I hear a brief wisp of escaping CO2, but, thats really the only hint of carbonation in the beer. After searching through the forums here, I'm going to try refigerating a couple of bottles for at least 48 hours to see if that helps.
If it doesn't, I'm thinking of trying some carb tabs. If I go that route, how many should I add per bottle ? Do I need to add some dry yeast with it ? How much ? How much time after before its ready to drink ? Is there a better way ?
So, I did the Belhaven Wee Heavy clone out of Beer Captured. I used 1 lb more DME than what the recipe called for. The brew was in the primary for 13 days, then racked to the carboy for 3 weeks. I bottled it not quite 4 weeks ago. All of this was at the 68-72F room temperature in my basement.
The taste is excellent - much better than I'd anticipated, but, the carbonation is very low, almost non-existent. When the cap is popped, I hear a brief wisp of escaping CO2, but, thats really the only hint of carbonation in the beer. After searching through the forums here, I'm going to try refigerating a couple of bottles for at least 48 hours to see if that helps.
If it doesn't, I'm thinking of trying some carb tabs. If I go that route, how many should I add per bottle ? Do I need to add some dry yeast with it ? How much ? How much time after before its ready to drink ? Is there a better way ?